Movie # 14 Berberian Sound Studio
British sound engineer Gilderoy (Toby Jones) is hired to work on an Italian horror film which is something he isn't exactly thrilled about. As he gets deeper into his work and tensions mount with his strange director and tyrannical producer his mask of sanity slowly slips. Soon the lines between the fiction that flickers on the screen and reality blur until nothing is certain.
Much like "Amer" and "The Strange Colors of my Bodys Tears" BSS is a psychologically driven film that pays tribute to the Italian giallo genre. Unlike "The Editor" which does the same but in a comedic way this is a dead pan serious film. Strickland has a talent for taking very mundane things and with his unique skill creates a thick layer of nightmare and dread all while heightening the tension. A lesser director could not pull this off. He also can weave a good horror story without using blood and gore as a substitute for story telling. The visuals are nothing short of amazing. For example when Toby Jones character is really starting to lose it, there is a literal blurring of the film we are watching and the film within the film. The moment is raw and powerful and had me in total awe. This really reminded me a lot of early David Lynch and I`m so excited to see what other master works Peter will do in the future.
Bottom line try and see as much of Mr.Sticklands films as possible!
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